Dougcole
Guru
Hello all,
We are currently at anchor in the Bahamas (remote anchorage). Yesterday while letting out line, our lewmar ocean windlass abruptly stopped. Since then it has worked for a second or two but usually nothing.
I have two foot switches on the foredeck, a switch at the main helm and a switch at the FB. None of the witches are working.
The contactor is clicking when any switch is activated. I'm getting 12.6 volts at the input cable on the contactor, no voltage on either of the outgoing cables from the contactor until a switch is activated at which time I get 12.6 at both terminals. Doesn't matter whether the up or down switch is activated, I get voltage at both.
When I put my meter across the ground cable and the hot cables on the motor itself I'm not getting any voltage, even with the switches activated.
Lewmar tech support is closed for the weekend.
Thanks in advance.
Doug
We are currently at anchor in the Bahamas (remote anchorage). Yesterday while letting out line, our lewmar ocean windlass abruptly stopped. Since then it has worked for a second or two but usually nothing.
I have two foot switches on the foredeck, a switch at the main helm and a switch at the FB. None of the witches are working.
The contactor is clicking when any switch is activated. I'm getting 12.6 volts at the input cable on the contactor, no voltage on either of the outgoing cables from the contactor until a switch is activated at which time I get 12.6 at both terminals. Doesn't matter whether the up or down switch is activated, I get voltage at both.
When I put my meter across the ground cable and the hot cables on the motor itself I'm not getting any voltage, even with the switches activated.
Lewmar tech support is closed for the weekend.
Thanks in advance.
Doug